A friend of mine recently discovered that she has a trace amount of Neanderthal DNA. It is estimated that 2% of Eurasians and 4% of East Asians have ... [Continue Story]
Public Affairs
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University of Maryland Gives Chesapeake Bay a C+ in Overall Health; Best in 21 Years
The Chesapeake Bay’s health, which has waffled between middling and poor for decades, ticked upward in 2023 to its best condition in more than 20 ... [Continue Story]
- It’s a Go: Final Regulatory Hurdle Passed for New Shore Regional Medical Center
- Let’s Talk About It: Helping Our Vets and their Families with PTSD with Beth Anne Dorman
- Andrew Hollis Named President and CEO of Delmarva Community Services
- Easton Council Highlights: A Community Response to Gunsallus Proposal to End Funding of Ideological Organizations
- Blueprint Blues: Mid-Shore and State School Leaders Cite School Reform Plan’s Progress and Problems
- QAC Council Highlights: Bay Bridge Traffic Experiment Shows Signs of Working
Centreville Highlights
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Kent Island Has Its Day by Brent Lewis
This year’s Kent Island Day, an annual family-friendly event organized by the Kent Island Heritage Society to celebrate the historical and cultural ... [Continue Story]
- Spy Minute: Is the Millstream Trail One of the Best on the Mid-Shore?
- Hitting the Mark: QAC’s 4-H Marksmanship Club at 50
- “God of Carnage”: A Chat With CHT Director Michael Whitehill
- Eastern Shore Democratic Summit Held
- Mrs. Madelyn Hollis Takes a Bow: A Celebration of a Teacher’s Life
- The Road from Here: A Chat with Eastern Shore Land Conservancy President Steve Kline
Spy Highlights
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From and Fuller: The Biden Withdrawal, a New Harris Gravitas and VP Guessing Game
Every Thursday, the Spy hosts a conversation with Al From and Craig Fuller on the most topical political news of the moment. This week, From and ... [Continue Story]
- From and Fuller: The Politics of Assassination Attempts, J.D. Vance as VP, and is Joe Biden’s Time Up?
- From and Fuller: The Biden Pushback and Would a Harris Nomination Change Election Day Results
- Chicken Scratch: Do Not Go Beyond This Point by Elizabeth Beggins
- From and Fuller: The Fate of Joe Biden and the Supreme Court Ruling of Presidential Immunity
- From and Fuller: A Disastrous Debate for Biden and Remembering Howard Freedlander
- The American Male Health Crisis: A Chat with UM Shore Health’s Dr. Chris Runz
The Arts and Design
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Plein Air ‘Meet the Artists Party’ and More by Steve Parks
Among the 58 artists competing in the 20th anniversary Plein Air Easton festival, one who planted his easel along a water view from the sumptuous ... [Continue Story]
- Founded in Gratitude: Celebrating 20 Years of Plein Air Easton
- Recommended summer reading: A new bio of the late Sen. ‘Mac’ Mathias
- Easton Art Galleries Host Plein Air Shows by Steve Parks
- Mid-Shore Arts: The Factory Takes on A Streetcar Named Desire for Plein Air
- David Faleris Appointed New Full-Time Executive Director of Chesapeake Music
- Mystery Artist: Who Knows Anything about this Mid-Shore Painting and Painter
Ecosystem
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Mid-Shore Arts Plein Air Easton and ESLC Pair Up to Promote Land Conservation
Plein Air Easton introduced a new collaboration during its just-concluded 20th anniversary festival with the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy. This ... [Continue Story]
- Wild-Caught Chesapeake Blue Catfish Phenomenon Booming: Thank Goodness
- Blue Crab Populations are Down, But Experts are Not Worried
- First Baby Eagles Hatch on Reborn Chesapeake Island
- A Defining Moment for the Lakeside Development? A Chat with County Council Member Pete Lesher
- Report dolphin sightings with Chesapeake Dolphin Watch and help scientists with Chesapeake Bay research
- Dribs and Drabs: Oysters, Wisteria, Locusts and Crabs
Maryland News
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Maryland Matters: Maryland Democrats falling in line behind Harris
Maryland Democratic leaders, most of whom are political institutionalists, have rallied around Vice President Kamala Harris as the alternative to ... [Continue Story]
- Annapolis Realities: Medicaid and Child Care Costs add to MD Fiscal Woes
- Report: Affordable apartments are out of reach of many low-wage Maryland renters
- Sun Bucks aims to combat ‘summer hunger’ kids can face when school’s out
- Hundred of new laws go into effect – Maryland Matters
- YMCA Discusses Results of Market Study on Cambridge Facility
- Trump muddies Senate race by saying he hopes for a Hogan win
Shore Health
Easier, Shorter Radiation Treatment for Early Stage Breast Cancer Now Offered at Shore Regional Health Cancer Center
The Cancer Center at the University of Maryland Shore Regional Health is now offering easier, shorter radiation treatment for patients with ... [Continue Story]
- Everyone with Cancer Needs a Navigation Team: A Chat with UM Shore Regional Health’s Robin Ford and Rochalla Jones
- Mid Shore Health Improvement Coalition Launches Health Careers Website
- Mid-Shore Health: The New Science of Orthopedic Care with Drs. Myron Szczukowski and Dr. Sheila Taylor
- The Moore Budget Shows $100M for Proposed Medical Center
- The Plan for For All Seasons Best Girlfriends Weekend
- First Baby of 2024 Arrives at UM Shore Medical Center at Easton Birthing Center
Mid-Shore Education
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The CBMM PATRIOT’s Dynamic Duo: A Chat with Joyce and Matt Gauthier
For PATRIOT Capitan Matt Gauthier and his partner and wife, Joyce, the transition from a private boat service to one under the umbrella of a nonprofit ... [Continue Story]
- Radcliffe Creek School Initiates Search for Head of School
- Kids Count: Maryland fell behind majority of states in childhood health indicators
- A Changing of the Guard: A Chat with Washington College Outgoing Board Chair Steve Golding and Incoming Rick Wheeler
- In Memoriam: Professor Frank Creegan
- Maryland’s School Superintendent Announces Accountability Task Force
- Breakdown Of Funding For Blueprint Plan Comes Into Focus
Brevities
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1985…the First Day of the Rest of my Life by Katherine Emery
The fiftieth state (Hawaii) had become my family’s home in the four years that we lived there. I felt like Kama’aina (person of the land), I had made ... [Continue Story]
Community News
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WMDT Reports Plane Down in Tred Avon River and Spy Reader Photos of Search Effort
WMDT News reports a private plane crashed into the Tred Avon River this morning. Read the full developing story here. ... [Continue Story]
- Celebrate Watermen’s Appreciation Day at CBMM on Aug. 11
- Girl Scout Juniors build a Gaga Ball Pit in Ridgley
- Green Room Gang to Perform at Church Hill Theatre
- Echo Hill Outdoor School Announces Inaugural Crab Feast Fundraiser: CRABS ON HIGH ST
- Sun Bucks aims to combat ‘summer hunger’ kids can face when school’s out
- Hundred of new laws go into effect – Maryland Matters
Senior Life
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Herb Cain Appointed Executive Director of Upper Shore Aging
The Board of Directors at Upper Shore Aging has announced the appointment of Herb Cain as its new executive director. Cain has been a community-minded ... [Continue Story]
- Water, Water Everywhere…For Drinking, Playing And Exercising!
- Londonderry on the Tred Avon Named “Best Retirement Community” by What’s Up Eastern Shore for Ninth Consecutive Year
- Upper Shore Aging Honors Volunteers
- Talbot County Commission on Aging to host a Senior Resource Fair
- Could Your Core Be Getting Frail? By Susan Covey
- Senior Life: Stepping Out by Susan Covey
Art Notes
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Working Artists Forum Announces September Guest
Working Artists Forum is proud to present a talk on "Intuition & Its Role In Creative Invention Of All Sort” by Rebecca Hoffberger. This talk ... [Continue Story]
- Academy Art Museum’s Annual Art Showcase 2024
- Eastern Shore rural life explored in the new novel, Under the Redbud Tree by local author
- Retro Vibe Coffee House at Church Hill Theatre on July 26
- “Reasonably Fine Art Talk” At The Trippe Gallery with Charlie Hunter
- Church Hill Theatre Invites Director Proposals for 2025 Season
- Church Hill Theatre Announces Cast for “August: Osage County”
Ecosystem Notes
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ShoreRivers Safe to Swim Weekend Report
Along with summer swimming comes ShoreRivers Bacteria Monitoring season. It is advised that people not swim 24-48 hours after a major ... [Continue Story]
- Queen Anne’s County Achieves Significant Land Preservation Milestone
- Shorerivers To Host 20th Annual Ride For Clean Rivers
- Queen Anne’s County Achieves Significant Milestone in Reducing Plastic Waste in Marine Industry
- New ESLC Easement Creates 4,000 Acre Corridor of Protected Land in Dorchester County
- Swimmable ShoreRivers Program Returns For 2024
- Adkins Arboretum Mystery Monday! Guess the Picture
Education Notes
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Gunston’s Chesapeake Watershed Semester Receives EE Ford Grant for Environmental Programming
The Gunston School is thrilled to announce it has been awarded a $100,000 matching grant from the Edward E. Ford Foundation to enhance its renowned ... [Continue Story]
- Institute for Adult Learning (IAL) to Hold Showcase of Fall 2024 Classes
- Benedictine’s Chrome City Fundraiser to Take Place Saturday, July 27th
- Local Knights of Columbus Recognize Faith and American Values Essay Winners
- Fatima Kaleem And William O’Donnell Named Constitution Alliance Scholarship Winners
- Radcliffe Creek School Receives $30k Gift for Financial Aid Fund
- Benedictine is Beneficiary of Godfrey’s Farm 5K Run/Walk
Health Notes
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For All Seasons Offers Dare To Lead™ Training for the Community
For All Seasons is excited to bring Dr. Brené Brown’s Dare to Lead™ courage-building program to the community to provide practical tools and in-depth ... [Continue Story]
- Choptank Health encourages back-to-school immunizations
- For All Seasons Receives Women Who Care Talbot County Donations
- UM Shore Regional Health Announces New, Simpler Registration Process for Childbirth and Education Courses
- UM Shore Medical Group – Urology Welcomes Robert McDonough, III, MD, FACS
- UM Shore Regional Health to Offer Summer/Fall “Breathe Again” Smoking Cessation Course Beginning July 23
- For All Seasons Raises Awareness About Mental Health Issues in LGBTQ+ Community
Food Friday
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Food Friday: Sweet Summer Corn
I love the simplicity of summer cooking, but, as you know, my personal summertime philosophy is to send as much of the cooking outdoors with Mr. ... [Continue Story]
Looking at the Masters with Beverly Smith
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Looking at the Masters: Orpheus
The myth of Orpheus was the subject of poetry by the famous Roman poets Virgil (79-19 BCE) in Georgics, Book IV, and Ovid (43 BCE -17 CE) in ... [Continue Story]
Design with Jenn Martella
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House of the Week: The “Wylie” at Sandy Lane Subdivision
Sandy Hammond has been involved in the construction management business of luxury homes for decades in Maryland as well as Delaware, Florida, New York ... [Continue Story]
- House of the Week: The Albanus Phillips House, circa 1913
- House of the Week: Country Living near the City
- Design with Jenn Martella: New Work by Jan Kirsh, Landscape Designer
- House of the Week: Martingham Haven
- House of the Week: “The Horsey-Woodward House”, circa 1890
- House of the Week: Asagao (Morning Glory)
From and Fuller Podcast
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From and Fuller: The Biden Withdrawal, a New Harris Gravitas and VP Guessing Game
Every Thursday, the Spy hosts a conversation with Al From and Craig Fuller on the most topical political news of the moment. This week, From and ... [Continue Story]
- From and Fuller: The Politics of Assassination Attempts, J.D. Vance as VP, and is Joe Biden’s Time Up?
- From and Fuller: The Biden Pushback and Would a Harris Nomination Change Election Day Results
- From and Fuller: The Fate of Joe Biden and the Supreme Court Ruling of Presidential Immunity
- From and Fuller: A Disastrous Debate for Biden and Remembering Howard Freedlander
- From and Fuller: Does It Matter who Donald Trump Picks as VP Running Mate and Pre-Debate Observations
- From and Fuller: Is a Trump Victory Inevitable?
Columnist J.E. Dean
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Election 2024: The Cards Have Been Reshuffled by J.E. Dean
Donald Trump had a bad day last Sunday. When Joe Biden announced he was dropping out of the election, Trump’s campaign strategy went out the window. ... [Continue Story]
- Donald Trump is Not a Martyr, Really by John E. Dean
- The Clock is Ticking for Democrats and for Democracy
- Yes, the President Can Shoot Someone on Fifth Avenue by J.E. Dean
- Will the Heat Dome Change Climate Politics Here and Nationally? By J.E. Dean
- I Will not Vote for a Convicted Felon, Will You? By J. E. Dean
- The Day America Rescued Europe from Hitler by J. E. Dean
Columnist Howard Freedlander
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Out and About (Sort of): Stars in Different Realms by Howard Freedlander
What did Willie Mays and Donald Sutherland have in common? Nothing. Except an overriding desire to excel in each’s craft. Mays was a true wonder ... [Continue Story]
- Out and About (Sort of): Slavery of Thought by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Higher Education on Edge by Howard Freedlander
- Strike for Democracy by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): American Voter by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Hospice Heroes by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): An Apolitical Document Fails by Howard Freedlander
Columnist Craig Fuller
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So Much Money, So Little Time by Craig Fuller
After anticipation of President Biden’s withdrawal stretching for weeks, the fact of it occurring less than 24 hours ago feels stunning. However, the ... [Continue Story]
- One Amazing Story by One Amazing Individual by Craig Fuller
- A Presidential Debate: No Commission / No Audience / Perhaps, No Gloves by Craig Fuller
- An Enjoyable and Important White House Story by Craig Fuller
- Biden’s Two Biggest Problems: Perception and Trust by Craig Fuller
- An Important Set of Facts – It’s Up to You to Form an Opinion by Craig Fuller
- Primary Election Results Put Maryland Front and Center in Determining Control of US Senate
Columnist Jamie Kirkpatrick
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O.B.E. by Jamie Kirkpatrick
A few days ago, I sat down to write this week’s Musing. I finished and filed my copy early Sunday morning. The piece was called Scylla and Charybdis ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Laura Oliver
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What if This is True? By Laura J. Oliver
This is about pet peeves, of which my pet is not one. But squirrels are. I don’t like being surprised by a load of wet laundry that’s been sitting ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Angela Rieck
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A Bunch of Neanderthals by Angela Rieck
A friend of mine recently discovered that she has a trace amount of Neanderthal DNA. It is estimated that 2% of Eurasians and 4% of East Asians have ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Al Sikes
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Dodging Bullets by Al Sikes
Donald J Trump dodged a bullet, literally. And thankfully. But, yesterday he did not. He now must defeat Vice-President Kamala Harris. He went from a ... [Continue Story]
Opinion
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Hypocrisy is Alive and Well and Living in America! By Maria Grant
Call me crazy, but I don’t get why people who say incredibly damning things about a candidate then turn around and support him. Not only support him ... [Continue Story]
- Let’s Remember the 1964 Republican Convention by Ross Jones
- Don’t Judge Lest Ye Be Judged, but Judge We Must by Maria Grant
- The Real Debate We Need by Heather R. Mizeur
- We Are the Lucky Ones by Maria Grant
- Is America as Evolved as We Think We Are? By Maria Grant
- The Student Debt Forgiveness Debate: Applying Fairness and Fiscal Responsibility by Clayton A. Mitchell, Sr.
Letters to the Editor
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Letter to the Editor: Will Rogers
Correspondents for cable news seem to have found a favorite spot in the United States Capitol to file their reports. They stand so close to a statue ... [Continue Story]
- Letter to Editor: Delmarva Pride Festival: Fun, Food, Support and Free Advice
- Letter to Editor: Legal Challenge To Striped Bass Regulations Gets Wide Support
- Letter to Editor: Trust the Science; Listen To the Experts
- Letter to Editor: With Memories of Escaping Russia, A Plea for Aid to Ukraine
- Letter to Editor: Tench Tilghman Chapter Meeting Planned in Chestertown
- Letter to Editor: A Year of Environmental Triumphs at Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center